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DEATH OF A w1b HAM,
c'v''>tisa Killed Aim. an hi. Family will
Take to the woods.

F'Ow As Gaipestt Nesos
BEAtoNT, Tex, 0 It. SFor over twenty
y YEAR I'D man by the Anne Of Richardson,
ehd addsa have az inhs6tsd ih III, se
c cfr .!dlng whIti,f and thither as coca
s S.nau mie require. sjbsstinR on the native
&C.. ana Nn opportunity offered the decay
ing nesh oead wild nimals. In their wooded
fstreat' nssd In by IN almost impenetrable
BY the rnleS oivlii5d society. This lie they
lea inLin at thr9 months ago. when. un-
RE aanmnp, waerif within three miles OF
o"ms SnssT ana ad% SssS Sye r.
w Snd beou aSiS'tafe captured BY passers BY
THE. The c I HSh POINTED a committee, who
furnish them Nall the substantlais OF life.
out oia gray ny shook AZ the action Of the
CON tpan will die. they said. II
the Snsse q ss I'll, Hni @
XIII them; aIpneeed In plenty OF rain and
sunshine, SoR ssannSat hollow log or grassy
eIyiIiHssion Jas B9l the iatea hand OF
comfortable houESe Tender hands Of The
nrst ladiesE tne Ia purRed them preachers
cins e BY Se sEiiley were Iurnishsd oI med,
physieias fed on best u the 81 m ss'a az.
iorded, rt It., notwitt n ling all the kind
9s t and sss &c gray heads h.
child oihature, and aIGabitant Of natnre S
wild fobsts, winged itrv To the bnpnv hunt.
Ing gHunds OF eternSest The s,,,yivors
will nov witness the N si0ht M saainn the
lathefhnu huspaiu iasi his eternal rest In
the btsom 81 nio'ler eat in coffin made by
skliIn Morkmepp, y. ~ IIeat city. and paid
l9r ON " 'he o"neJte ~ ofson county while
they look on hnu wonuJiks some dumb
vivofs OF this strange Nv iii no. no
doubt, 6etake themselves Ka,r rosrH. ~
isl sss 81 asa aIstSs S sSs 'sDsd
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THE LONE RrFLrxAN OF 's7.

For n few years rife shooting was more popu-
yeloped unsupported possibilities OF the favor
were made in rifles sights. am munition, and
paraphernalia OF the range. Che Internal ional
contests were watched with tn, keenest interest
on both sides OF the ocean, ano the scores and
diagrams OF targets were sentby telegraph to
all the great newspapers and Published as the
blgRest news matter Of, the day Teams from
to shoot at Creedmoor. but theydo not come
made IN 1876 to be contested Sor In inter-
useless and meaningless as. TIN discarded
bottom Of u worn out wash boiler. Beyond the
opportnnities for recreation OF desirable
ducel many useful results. Their Is no In
the true e sportsman He praeisss sVorits
every suggestion for its improvement. The
healthy rivalry Of sport is q constant icentive
to doing the best possible and to seeing out
results. In rifle shooting this tendenc leads s
to the improvement Of everything connected
with firing gun. and tn this way the Gyern-
for e" not t'' only are the defects Of sxtins:
arms plainly shown, but the demanS q
exnert shots have to be met by msu-
fore made availabis for the Governmentn
oase OF need. Creedmoor has been remarS-
Sly productive in matters OF this kind. For[
snSs s as 81 fss tSs o
used. and the National Guard ,srsenals, wer
filed With cartridges # only to BE- exploded o.
uee his rife as an effective weapon and loade.
his, own shells with good powder was di'guali
fed and court martialled. But finally II be
manufacturers were forced to learn from then
and turn out cartridges 1T to DO fred. TIL
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MARKsMAN AND HIS KIT


Then saw man "a IN atigqs u9tfesm Who
ing down the range He was dragging . little
cart behind him. and In tn cart were his rife,
ammunition case, cleaning toole. and all the
little things that martsm flnds handy. He
rance fEa g Il T H WAS
one Of the few old timers who have not become
entirely discouraged. ! dom! suppose. 40
wuu.I nave been ,ere II pc hadn't wanted to
try so%Ss a Tta new
its action was ADMIRABLE; improvements In
rifles are being made all the time, and the
tendency everywhere is to small bores. Up
Europe the armies are being equipped with
32-cnIihre repeatters Of tremendous power and
Is kent packing the old latch block converted
musket around and swearing that 1t !s the
greatest gun over invented. II Creedmoor
we're what IT used to be you would see some Of
infantry ornaments in the old world.
As followed the man With the cart. heard
the fierce scream OF the bullets rushing through
the air The music sounded familiar. but
ths rp s . Tpass
the only improvement saw Canvas Is better
than Iron for several reasons. There IL no
splashinR Of lead on canvas. and II the marker
happens to have his trap up he runs no risk OF
Ss pas SSs ~ yns rs
bigger than itself. On an iron plate the bullet
spreads and spatters, to more than twice it,
original diameter, and q shot that would not
cut within O. quarter OF an inch Of the black
counts bHlls,eys BY the splash The canvas
mnat h. better to equal scores made on the
iron plates,
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first field glass used on the range to watch the
effect OF shots eicited a howl Of denuncintion,
and the man who Introduced 1t got volumes OF
abuse. Now there IL q telescope at each firing
point. These and many similar improvements
had to be recognized and adopted. because the
crack shots, who were not restricted az were
the military marksmen In the use OF materials,
showed invariably 20 much better scores that
the mtitiamen could not compare with them
and It was evident beyond argu ment that most
OF the better results were due to better ma
terials and methods.
esque features OF the contests. 1t was stik-
ing novelty to see men shooting at q nearly in
Visible target. and, In 80 doing getting into all
kinds OF awkward uncoWh attitudes. The
man who made u bulPs-ey at 1000 yards re-
ceived as much credit for his effort on account
oflyinR Hat on his stomach as he did for his
faultless aim And on the other hand he who
missed at the same distance had sympathy
mixed maybe with condemnation because he
lay on his back and rested the muzzle OF his
gun on his toes. But. after o few contests the
novelty OF the methods was OF not greater in
terest than the sport itself, for people soon Ia.
long: range shooting. they believed they,under-
learnediy about It M they do now about bal
loon ibis and rocker keelB.
The obvious reason for the neglect OF Creed
moor by the public Ia the lack OF contestants.
Why there are no contestants Ia attributed TO
different causes By different persons. The old:
time Ihemen have very decided way OF
speaking OF It. One OF them who stayed down
70 CEeedmoor q the reee9t meeting said:
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cu.ys q s b. lis se,s was si74os7ii

s sEsSs, q ssS IL wss
nrss i eEns.s fs q sss ssf HScS
SssSSss %sS st s, shs sy sSo
carried from America 70 London via Ltyeypool
chespsT rate than irgR Lyc5p09l e Lon on;
psr eo M's wso Eosss si@6sf DAYS
sr ca SS Mhd rS% oso s
S sssSIsa, sssal.a and bfnisS ss;Ss sq ss1 ]:
ton sss I than home Sesi. either from oIssscEio
q p 0 Tuss pPws y
G.s should they not DO ne they would pot ~ 81
there should be ons rate for all and no prefer.
'qfs sS oo V any, statistic. practically
saa 81 ss f ss On sSe soss
q s s6n snS 81 a ssps n fhsrc
N ss II ,s asF sss.s q SrSssd
:Ssss y sSss,:S sss;s 4 f 1874
recent years 10 the extension given TO market
Gna 70 ns syasaSs hsss
parts OF the country. are, only adding.up 20
the present at lsast-to tho number OF rsgis'
'' ons " hs DBrsh dairy are.s thu. has
cheese. the price Of witch has been serioYsly
wsrsd b Large l%nor's from a., America a,Es;
difficulties with which, farmer. have 70 con:
tend 10 the collaboration or Justification 81
artificial manure. feeding stufs. and seed. while
farm produce has to compete, with limitations,
materials other than malt and hops for brewing
beer The only article which seems now to payis
milk, thu, Gale Of which, though much below tts
retail value as. quoted above. has much In
II English landowners have fost. some one
Of their income: Il farmers Up nine cases
ont Of ten ,oann9t DO found Tor love
s % Vsssnt or ss BY The
ant ~ oil has never been In q better pos tion
than no is now. Never. indeed: have tho Eng
mental SretSrsS' they have "a always had bot
ter cottages. higher wages. easier work wheat
and cheese. No other staple articles OF their
food have been cheaper. But at the present
day The . sxsn ots their psas tho
price Of labor has been increased by one-third,
but. curiously enough. the quality and GUAM
tity have decreased In the same proportion.
tie farmers side beneftinR the lAborers, taxi
Ing the best ofthem from him. temnttnR them to
towns. and depriying the liller OF the service Of
boys and aso nf female assistance, both at one
thine great sS9 e tsy :. So. To oc
after the, children, instead q leaving that duty
70 q little daughter. and tho farmer has for
instance, to engage man at, say. l2s; per
"f The picturs Is DARK sn S ssesds YET the
worst OF this tremendoua agricultural depres-
sion would seem to be still before US
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II went way over to the short range. wherf
saw men under q tent They were revoiyr
shooters trying TO make scores 10 galsf
wind. The association had included re1l-
YER match In the events OF the meeting butp-
parently had not recognized the, growing PIP;
done very 10 WIN sma
were 20 attraction. aud the men hoFere
Long Island railroad and spend day at reed;
moor Just to encourage revolver pract,e and
show the association that its slight recgni-
ton Of their iavorite sport was apprfiste
NEW were not after prizes at all IWas an
s su,tst ~ ensued over some lalpaby
eTs away, next year. The only hqA for the
place is In, reorganization Of the 9sociation
Mat controls 1t. An International mitch would
syive interest. bnt the rlaemen the other
| Speriences that they will be lilly to come
$r here again 70 shoot at Crsgmoor. II .
t9ppened at . more accessible pint. and then
tbmen who love to shoot rifl Will come to
SPY will itself dnd It's place were It belongs
rreSsDpnE the most fascinating I'D scientific Of
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gated on the line Of . Long leland railroad. tt
Il only fourteen milce from Long Island City.
but q tho Isiro.sl wss mansged few ycs (,
sst down there in an hour or two, But Z thsTsc
Ss s oU SS ss. S S 81 ss ~ s,s
long watohina The Ions: .anye men twist them
eyea II was dry picnic, Tor, there was not
SsS .Ss x ,ss Ss.h 3
SiScHsd. and many s spent tie whole nisht IL
cached homs s%sn met
be dlscouraged by this alone. Other moro 30
rious matters, arose, such ~ obstacles put In
These might be credited g nothing more than
Ssa Shsn sa. thS q the
and twisting them around. or by shooting nails
to lose confdspcs In Creed moor A. a resorf s Tor
eentlemen. Then the authenticity Of certain
mems scores began to b. aass,inncd and 4
love o. the sport that In the hands OF some men
the lead pencil was mightier than the, rifle.
to sr
there because they are ordered to and haven't St
get through the gate at Creedmoor without
Ticket, Now the gate is lef, wide open. When
there no6ody stoppsd ms Ct The gss 70
the gate was taken away altogether. I walked
In and went to the hotel A boy was sitting on
Into the lunch room. Nobody was there. /
wish from him. Then walked out to. the OLD
long-range firing point. Not a soul there
Eight or ten men were down at the 500 yard
range. and went there. They were all In uni
form except two. and one OF those was militia
chusetts. Three men were lying upon the
ground shooting OF the Others two were
scorers, one was Watching the targets through
q telescope. and the rest were officers detailed
to boss the Job. One Of the shooters was the
executive offlcer, who had charge OF all the
matches There wasn't enough going on to
keep him busy. and he was driving away ennut
by shooting gun In pool match.
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CAPTURED BY JAPANESE GIRLS
Anne rican Omcers who have Taken Wives
In the Ma ADDS Land.
Prom the 81. Louts Globe Demoerat


Prom the ST Lous Globe Demaeras
YOKOHAMA, Sept. l5.-Chaplain Bengless's
cremation ia ia. anese style does not compare
a. hea I'd subject OF discussion with the an
r. sns siya ea FouiSs has as
be.n rather he pride Of his brother officers Tor
the past three years out here. because OF the
aSss ae Gsp hs Services US
OF the United States Legation In Corea. For
part Of the time he was SStns anser AND
titled to more guns 10 the salute. Hss
10 wfs snd 81 The Rs and IN
official and social intercourse with the sover.
egn could disnense wth an Interpreter, ne
toward poor little Corea. and The Chinese Min
ister at seoul never rested until h. forced the
pepeT o reca bim The King rro
tested, but he was helpless, and obedient to
the request. that sour government knew
al all Mr. Foulke was summarily ordered to
the nearest min-oi-war Tor duty. To be
have lis own Government fall to stand BY him.
time he taikeI Of resgning from the navy.
ago he became much attached to Japanese
girl at Nasasaki, whose father kept one OF the
81 .sy stnS ea Hs Japan
years that fs was Was away he wrote to her ia
IL English sss F Ps 'fs
nance to- about dams, dsnSer r1 ,iiness
spoken OF rs a woman Of great intelligence
mrable character. she is unusual among JAP;
eRssas Smd nas Tss Fs S ~
shy man OF sch9larIy tastes caring little i0r Tor
hams that Is whs lis 10
iiancee now lives, and that he will soon marry
and take his wife directly 70 a. Amsriea where acre
for promotion In the service.
Once before an officer Of the American navy
has hen married 60 woman and
Ii happened some teen years ago, when the
young American Lieutenant obtained two
Ing Instruction in q Japanese engineering col;
lege. When his time WAS up, the deep and
R him. and aber t6an Z break the spe and leave
lie. be resigned from the navy and ceased all
he should never return, and that she might
ss Hr as 40 os in
family OF rich Kioto noble. this giving him
The right to live in city in the interior; and
dress. and making himself entirely one with
me natives: he quite ceased 10 % considered q
turning TO this station have tried their best 10
hunt up the exile, but failed, as he assumed q
Japanese name with Japanese dress and there
is a tradition thai he Is often seen riding about
have seen him at 'Yaamis Hotel there one
night The deligh!tul , mystery about the
the reasons Tor exile. One Is that he dropped
out OF his old world solely to- escape from his
vile, all other means having failed, The other
side Is that Il was his romantic love for his
Japanese vile that caused him to sacrifice
home, country, family, friends, his profess sion
contempiative iifs that he leads In the aban-
doned capital OF old Japan. His American
wife. who lives In Philadelphia. obtained q d.
the mysterious mRsluerader has resumed
communication with some OF his relatives and
will come out q his ssclusion now thai part
OF the necessity % past 40
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THE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
Apprehea.iea AZ WW>h axton Lest the
Traub'- May become General.

Apprehension AZ Wash 'srien Lest the
Troub- May hecome General.
WASHINGTON, Oct. i4.-The Indian Bureau
10 becoming annoyed over the troubles among
the In ans In the N rthwest. and to tell the
truth u little uncertain how to meet the
emergency. Secretary Lamar has largely
laaen affairs into his own hands as far "a Ii
practicable and has about decided to leave
matters entirely to the War Department when
At the Interior Department the dissattsfsc-
tion among the indians at the Grow. Greek.
sSas sn %os 81 hay
co sr upon upon the heels Of Trouble rom the same
twenty.six hundred Indians accredited to the
al Pine hidS S' Agency under the influence Of
mon. act from the indian DelenSe Association.
and the ifteen hundred At the Yankton Agency
would rea lily make common cause with the
sweeDing uprising extending along the river
ns ss sSd ob hSss Da
s siSl BUCKS who could Ne, drawn into re6sion
h ss'' c saH sasiIy induss the Grows 70
6np p es%d' to With Go ssS1 II fss
possiIi tiles 10 the, case have been reeog.
nized by the War Department a,ns Which 81
visit the West and personally confer With
Major-Gen. Terry and Gen. HuRer. and lind
expected thai the Indians contemplate serious
trouble this year with the advanced season.
but II 10 moi improbat 10 that q concerted moye-
mept In the spring. may result from the win;
ter's councils, and the Lieutenant-Generai
and business Interests unprotected.
Information comes hero from the Canadian
Government warning our own authorities OF
the hostile spirit which has made its appear
ance among the Bloods and Dlackfeet on the
impossibility d. the Northwestern mounted
police controlling them longer; Their Their
upon the American border, in which
they are Joined by their relatives. the
Gov Leslie OF Montana. In his annual report
nled Yesterday. sounds note OF warning. A9d
indicates that the Government must take early
action II Il does not desire settlers 70 take mat
toES into their own banda $50
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RELICS OF sHiPWRE0K.
A Sword that Went Down In Three Wrecks
-An Easiish Canaoa Ball

a oWord mat Went Down IN Ihroo WRECKS
An Easiish Csnaoa Ball
A collection of mementoes fully 40 inter-
estinR In their way as the deodands Of the po-
lice. lie to be seen at the ofilce Of the Merritt
Wrecking Organization In Wall street. They
are articles taken from various wrecks. and Of
but little intrinsic value, but each silent wit
ness OF some ocean disaster. Perhaps the
most interesting OF these relics s sword from
the U. 8. steamer Talapoosa. sunk In Vine
yard Sound in 1884 This sword has been res
cued from no less than three sunken vessels.
1t went down In the steamer Cairo at Yazoo.
Mississippi. In 1862, and was brought up
again and made At for use, or at least
for wear. 1t went down again In the
Conestoga, on the Mississippi. In 1868.
1t was again rescued from the wreck. and
polished up for use In the service. Its anal
descent was with Chandler's Tallapoosa. The
naval authorities appear to have concluded,
when 1t was brought up the last time. that they
had no more business with that particular
sword. and 1t was allowed to 60 to the wreckers
as memento Of their work. and now the
weapon which had been intended for gore. but
which had shown such a propensity for water,
reposes quietly In Capt. Merritts private office.
A lot Of forks from, the Management, with
gether. recalls that terrible disaster BY fire and
Hood, when many human beings were lost. In
be Known. < watch which had stopped at
showed marks Of d dam, By and
Interesting curiosity i bottle still containing
n Soier Of the RhSds Island. vrscfed near
Narragansett Bay. The curious point was rs
70 how the bottle got into the soiler, ior the
rising forty leet or no in the air, and then de-
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A NATIVE GRASS HOUSE.


there Ia moro style about the residences. al
though their exteriors are not IMPRESSIVE.
Is Wills the
resemble those In u Mexican city. The royal
palm, the fan palm. and the banana and mon
King KaiskaI is never at = loss for an ocea-
sion to spend money, In 1883, after reigning
ten years 70 him rna ne ob Ss bo 70
It was a remarkable affair, and II cost heap.
The leading feature, and the most ridiculous
u form Of the Potsdam duaris OF Prussia, to
which Kaaksu =. a hid taken fancy during his
Last year tie celebration Of his ,ftieth birth
day cost his Kingdom $4,000. Its most signif-
festivitle. of the occasion OF the old pagan
hula dance. which Is performed BY nude
and . 81 to aa aes
SAIL sin"s the 't missionsrios have lost thsir
sh sess sbo Tor being
king. His salary is $4,000. with $4,000 for
ssss ass Ell so an
s2.5Oo. The rent of the crown lands. which In
eiude e 1T The o fertile land o, the sl,
King; income Is made up OF perluisites d
Ths nj income q the kingdom e, for the year
eXpenditnres lures we're wei si.s7s.sso.0s This makes
the expenditures $4,000 month more than
King with no more TO mortgage than Kalakaua
has or the, expenditures only s72,sss went for
only Sr ss s and
Ky III Ss1 s4 ssSssIsss
the palace In which nobody lives. The roads
are n y irightiul condition, and the public IN
Say ba ean run nu % TN "
Although the missionaries In many instances
were more noted for greed. cruelty and an an
piety, their rule was generally beneficial to the
Islands. Nine-tenths of the missionaries were
a.ry ANA an
habitants that stu remains: They retarded
1or while the rapid extinction Of The natives
Z enc o. ne maryels q histo NIX Cant. Cook
on the islands when he discovered them, Fifty
years later the estimate was 100000 In 1850
the frst census fxed the actual number at s4.-
estimsts. i 5000. There are 4i2is hnli castles
en- emu Most 81 the Coolies have gone into farming
sas%sssSsfs sHS "s asvs
cams ssn iasa British. 1860 Germans Germ ia
French. and 1850 other foreigners In the
Is due to diseases introduced from civilized
countries and TO drunkenness and other vices.
Leprosy IL the greatest plague Of the kingdom,
iessnsss Of the anthorities who allow the rich
man, stricken with the disease. to stay at home
and attend tn business as usual although the
P2Sr are Sonssnru 90 ths 1s0as,oh
boats sitting under the banana trees In the
moonlight and singing native songs. whose
weird, mournful refrans drift over the water
like the cries OF lost souls, indeed they are.
for there are no discharges but by death from
the leper settlement.
Hospitality and content are virtues that the
natives still retain. They are fond OF games
and outdoor sports, but they will not work All
the Hawaiian asks Is plenty OF poi, q -four made
from the root OF the taro plant, and plenty OF
time In which to enjov II, with occasional In
dulgences In drink and opium.
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SHOOTING AT CREEDMOOR.
TEE GOLDEN DAYS or rBE FAMOUS
RAHGA DEPARTED.

The Dta Mstahes theirs Tesvs Ase-As GA
ninsaan Laussnts the Deserted Csndi, isn
or the Meer ssa Tells why u 10 %.
Creedmoor. the moot famous rife range In
the country. has for ono reason or another DO.
come neglected. Time was when the mention
OF the place Was enough to arouse the enthu-
siam OF every rlnemsn In America. and set trig-
cor fingers twitohins from one end OF the land
TO the other. That II 10 different to-day Ia Ger.
tainly not owing TO any lack Of interest In the
sport, nor to any physicsl convnlsion that has
spoiled the moor for shooting over. nor to the
rise In popularity Of rival range. 1t stands
to-day unrtvalled AZ natural shooting place
admirably adapted In nearly every particular
for the practice OF scientific as we'll as useful
and fascinating sport. Its location within
few miles Of this city 10 advantageous in that
It Rives the opportunity for assembling OF I'm
mense crowds to witness the contests and thus
supply the sinews Of war to the association
which has to take the financial risks OF the
meetings. But Of late the public and most
dhemen have deserted tho place. and where
10000 spectators used to assemble to watch the
firing hardly moro than one per cent. OF this
number can be seen on the grounds on the days
OF the moot important contest And II II were
not for the enforced attendance Of the National
Guard, the members OF which are compelled by
law to practise at Creedmoor, there would not
DO present moro than one per cent. OF the rifle
men who used to battle iron targets with hot
lead from sunrise till dark.
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THE KANAKA KINGS DOMAIN
SOME FACTS AB0UT "THB PI0MR
KINGDOM OF A DEBA UCHEE."

The Psisee that the Kins Buiit and Deesn''
Live lathe Eccentric Finances Of the
Reain-Re,nx Back 70 Bsrssrisrs-
Under the pat title Of THE Pigmy King.
dom OF o Debauchee" George II. Fitch, In the
Cosmopolitan, gives some interesting bits Of
description OF life In the very tight little islands
whore the Kanaka, Kalakaua, rules In petty
state. comparable only to that Of the princi.
palities and dukedoms Of comic opera.
The KinR's palace, which 10 In tho immediate
neiehborhood Of the bungalow In which the
King really lives, II the most pretsntioua
structure In tho Sandwich Islsnds.